fail
verb (used without object)
to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved.
will have failed
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future perfectof fail.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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If the calculations are carried out over the next 10 or 20 years, more than 90% of actively managed funds will have failed to beat the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“We will have failed if we still see our youngest learners sitting at their desks, on their own in rows and completing worksheets.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Cabinet Office Minister Jonny Mercer says he will have failed if any Afghan refugees in the UK are forced to sleep on the streets after leaving hotels.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2023
"If we can't do this to simply not waste light... then we will have failed the fundamental test of progress and change into the next 50 years."
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023
At all events the ladies will have failed to approve him for the fair sex demands in a hero perfection, and, should there be the least mental or physical stain on him—well, woe betide!
From Dead Souls by D. J. Hogarth
